African-American Grammy Winners

Whitney Houston

With over 400 awards from various organizations, music icon Whitney Houston was the most-awarded female artist of all time. She won six Grammys since starting her career, and was nominated a total of 20 times. In 1994 alone, she walked away with three awards for the song "I Will Always Love You. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Quincy JonesA very talented conductor, film composer, and record and television producer, Quincy Jones has a record 79 Grammy nominations and has won 27 Grammy Awards since 1964. Until 1980, most of Jones' nominated work entailed best instrumental theme, performance, or arrangement. For the next 20 years of his career, Jones' awards and nominations spanned mostly from best producer, album, or record of the year. The picture above shows Jones winning five Grammys in 1991. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Aretha FranklinKnown as the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin has won 20 Grammy Awards, mostly in the R&B genre. Franklin received her first two Grammys in 1968 for her signature song "Respect." The song won best R&B recording and best female R&B vocal performance. In the '90s Franklin also received the prestigious Grammy Legend Award and the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Dionne WarwickThis icon is the third-most charted female singer of all time on the Billboard 100. Warwick has won five Grammys, her first being in 1969. She has won best pop performance, best contemporary performance, and best R&B performance. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Tina TurnerWith a career spanning for decades, Tina Turner has won nine out of her 21 Grammy nominations. She won her first Grammy in 1972 for her popular song "Proud Mary." Since then, Turner has won four Grammys for best female Rock performance. She received her last Grammy in 2008 for her album "River: The Joni Letters." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Stevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris, better known as Stevie Wonder, has won an incredible 22 Grammy Awards--the most ever awarded to a male singer. Wonder won his first Grammy in 1973 for his famous song "Superstition" and in 1996 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wonder has won eleven awards in the R&B category, and the rest are in the pop genre. He received his latest Grammy in 2006 for his song "For Once in my Life." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Natalie ColeDaughter of the legendary jazz musician Nat King Cole, Natalie has won nine awards out of her 21 Grammy nominations. Immediately after Cole rose to fame in 1976, she was recognized as best new artist, and her song "This Will Be" won best female R&B vocal performance. She has only been nominated in the R&B, pop, and jazz categories. Cole's last win was in 2009 for her song "Still Unforgettable." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Michael JacksonSince 1980, the "King of Pop" won 13 of the 35 Grammys he was nominated for in his career. In 1984, he won a record of eight Grammys thanks to his "Thriller" album, which is still the best-selling album of all time with an outstanding 110 million sales. Jackson was mostly nominated in the pop and R&B genres. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Lionel RichieLionel Richie won two Grammy Awards. His first Grammy was for his 1983 album "Can't Slow Down" which won album of the year. Richie received his second Grammy alongside Michael Jackson for their hit song "We are the World." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Wynton MarsalisWynton Marsalis has won an outstanding nine Grammys during his long and prestigious career. Marsalis won his first Grammy in 1983 and he is the only artist to ever win a Grammy for five consecutive years (1983-1987). Marsalis has won awards mostly in the jazz category. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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PrincePrince Rogers Nelson has won seven out of the 33 Grammy nominations since 1984. His most famous album "Purple Rain" won two awards in 1985. Prince also won best R&B song for "I Feel for You" that year. The rest of his nominations and awards have all been in R&B and pop. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Whitney HoustonWith over 400 awards from various organizations, music icon Whitney Houston was the most-awarded female artist of all time. She won six Grammys since starting her career, and was nominated a total of 20 times. In 1994 alone, she walked away with three awards for the song "I Will Always Love You. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Janet JacksonLike her talented brother, Janet Jackson has won numerous awards. She has been nominated 27 times, out of which she has won six Grammys. Although Jackson has been nominated mostly in the R&B and pop categories, it is her music videos and dances that have helped her clinch the awards. The last award Jackson won was in 2002 for her song "All For You." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Etta JamesIn Etta James' historic career, she won six Grammys out of the total 18 nominations. In 1995, she won her first award for her song "Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday" in the best jazz vocal category. James also won for best contemporary blues and best traditional blues album, was inducted into the Grammy hall of fame, and received the Grammy lifetime achievement award. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Jay-ZSince 1999, Jay-Z has been nominated 45 times for a Grammy and he has won 14 of them. All of his nominations and awards have been in various rap categories. The lastest award Jay-Z won was 2012 best rap performance Grammy for his song "Otis" on which he collaborated with Kanye West. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Beyonce KnowlesLike her husband, Beyonce has won a vast amount of Grammys. During her music career, she has won 16 Grammy Awards and has broken a few records. Beyonce won her first Grammy in 1999 when she was with "Destiny's Child" for their famous song "Say My Name." In 2010, Beyonce's third solo album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" earned her six awards, breaking the record for the most Grammys won in one night. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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UsherWith seven Grammys and a total of 84 awards under his belt, Usher won his first Grammy in 2002 for his immensely popular song "U Remind Me." The rest of Usher's Grammys are also in the R&B category. He won two more awards in 2011 for his song "There Goes My Baby" and the album "Raymond V Raymond." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Kanye WestKanye West has been nominated numerous times and has won a total of 18 Grammys, which makes him one of the most-awarded artists of all time. West won his first three awards in 2005 for best rap album, best rap song, and best R&B song. The rest of his awards are all in the best rap album or best rap song category. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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Jamie FoxxOut of the ten different nominations, Jamie Foxx has won two Grammy Awards during his music career. In 2006, Foxx received his first Grammy with Kanye West for best rap solo performance for their song "Gold Digger." Foxx won his second Grammy in 2010 with T-Pain for their song "Blame It" in the category of best R&B performance by a duo or group. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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John LegendJohn Legend's career kick-started when he won three Grammys in 2006 for best new artist, best male R&B performance for his song "Ordinary People" and best R&B album for "Get Lifted". Since then, Legend has won six more Grammys all in the R&B category. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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RihannaEven though Rihanna's career has spanned only nine years, she has already won five Grammys from her 18 nominations. Rihanna won her first award in 2008 for her hit song "Umbrella" in the best rap collaboration category. She has one Grammy for best dance recording, while the rest are in the Rap genre. Rihanna has three pending nominations for the 2013 Grammys. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff

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